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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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City: Beckley Charleston Elkins Huntington

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Charleston, West Virginia

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1974

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1974 1-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1961
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1954
	Ties: 2016
Mar–Apr 1974 2-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1975
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
Feb–Apr 1974 3-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1958
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
Jan–Apr 1974 4-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1978
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Dec 1973–Apr 1974 5-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1978
				6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Nov 1973–Apr 1974 6-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1949
Oct 1973–Apr 1974 7-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 2002
Sep 1973–Apr 1974 8-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1972
Aug 1973–Apr 1974 9-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Jul 1973–Apr 1974 10-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Jun 1973–Apr 1974 11-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 2020
May 1973–Apr 1974 12-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 2008
Nov 1972–Apr 1974 18-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1978
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
	Ties: 1954, 2008, 2012
May 1972–Apr 1974 24-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1978
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1955, 1986, 2022
May 1971–Apr 1974 36-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1979
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1954, 2008
May 1970–Apr 1974 48-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1980
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1955, 1988, 2013, 2014
May 1969–Apr 1974 60-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1981
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2020
	Ties: 2010, 2015

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/